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Puglia. Castro Wine Fest 2019

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The Castro Wine Fest 2019, an annual appointment with the Puglia and Salento wines in the splendid location the Castro’s old town, reaches its VI edition in this year.

The program in the days of 5-6-7 July is also this year full of events and influential personalities.

An appointment that grows from year to year and that stands as one of the most important for Puglia wine. The numerous presences of the previous years and the important level of the guests of this event prove it.

Castro Wine Fest 2019

The tasting route

The entire historic centre will be animated by the presence of exhibiting cellars, 30 in total, in the evocative historic centre overlooking the sea. The most important wineries of the territory have joined the event and each stand will present the labels of excellence of the participating wineries.

Over to tastings of the best Puglia’s wines, there are numerous companies of local gastronomic and oil products.

The visitor will be able to purchase the entry tickets online, or in cash directly at the entrance of the event. By purchasing the tasting ticket at the cost of € 15.00, the visitor will receive 1 glass with the event’s logo, chalice-holder bib and tasting tickets. Exactly, a kit of 8 coupons for wine tastings, 2 for food and 1 for chocolate.

The historic centre will be divided into different areas of interest:

In the area “Belvedere passeggiata delle Mura” (Belvedere walk of the walls) you will find the Via del pesce (Fish way), where you will taste oysters, raw fish and bubbles.

– In the two squares, in the streets of the historic centre and on the terrace of the Castro’s Aragonese Castle, you will find the Percorso Classico (Classic route) with 39 Salentine wine farms and 8 stations dedicated to the wines of Murgia and Capitatana companies. 

– In Piazza Vittoria, area of ​​archaeological excavations the Castro’s old town, you will find the Via del Dolce where you can observe the preparation of typical confectionery products by Arome de Cacao (Corsano) and Pasticceria Giovanni Venneri (Alliste) with a tasting of sweet wines.

*For tastings in Via del Dolce it is necessary to purchase an additional ticket of € 3.00 which entitles you to 1 passito + 1 dessert to choose from the preparations of the two pastry shops.

The program

The Castro Wine Fest 2019 will open its doors on July 5 at 7.30pm.

From 20 to 22 and from 22 to 24, the Top Wine Experience will be held, a dinner which can only be accessed by booking and purchasing the ticket online, for a maximum of 60 guests.

The menu is the work of the Chef Cosimo Russo, of the restaurant Cosimo Russo Ristorante to Leverano (Le)  e Stefano Nuzzo of the restaurant  “La Piazza” to Poggiardo. An exceptional menu that draws its inspiration from the sea and pays tribute to local cuisine.

In combination, can’t miss an excellent wine list.

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Credit: Castro Wine Fest 2019

The guests

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Credit: Castro Wine Fest 2019

Guests in the evenings of the Castro Wine Fest 2019 will be:

Ticket

Access to Castro Wine Fest 2019 and at the dinners by reservation, it takes place by purchasing a ticket.

Tickets can be purchased online on the official website or at the entrance to the event with a ticket office open until 11.30pm.

You can choose from the following three proposals:

Purchase of the ticket for the Top Wine Experience, entitles you to a 50% discount on the purchase of the ticket Classic Route + tasting of Via Dolcefor one of the three evenings of the event.

Before embarking on the tasting itinerary it will be necessary to collect the tickets at the priority cash desk located at the entrance of the event.

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